I now back in the mix

[Clay Decker]

I a glad to be here and have a place to share some of the insights i have been saddled with for the last six years since the beginning of the exploitation of tattooing . I have been asked to contribute on here by my long time friend Scott Sylvia . For those people i don't know yet , I have been tattooing for 23 years and owned and operated a shop in Hollywood called True Tattoo until i made the decision to sell it to Oliver Peck .I would have never sold it to him if i had known he was going to go do a TV show . I have since relocated to Kona Hawaii and now work at Eastern Classics tattoo .

[hogg]

Yes! Welcome, Clay. You do incredible work and I sincerely hope you stick around and share some of your knowledge (including but not limited to how to power a machine off of a MacBook in the event of a convention blackout).

[Avery Taylor]

I got my first big tattoo at True around 2003 or 2004. It was a great shop back then.

[Abellve]

It's a shame so many people have traded in their roots for ratings but the core still exists. I look forward to your contribution to this forum, both the art and the intangible. I hope the young and new ones to this trade will pull up a seat and pay attention.

[ShawnPorter]

Welcome to the forum, Clay.

[ahladnik24]

welcome!

[CultExciter]

Definitely stoked to have you here. Your work has always impressed me.

And you're right, sometimes people let dollar signs guide their path.

[Bunny Switchblade]

Awesome to have you here Clay!

welcome to the forum

:)

[Shannon Shirley]

I remember your name from the E.Hogan days......howdy..dont know If we ever met..

I a glad to be here and have a place to share some of the insights i have been saddled with for the last six years since the beginning of the exploitation of tattooing . I have been asked to contribute on here by my long time friend Scott Sylvia . For those people i don't know yet , I have been tattooing for 23 years and owned and operated a shop in Hollywood called True Tattoo until i made the decision to sell it to Oliver Peck .I would have never sold it to him if i had known he was going to go do a TV show . I have since relocated to Kona Hawaii and now work at Eastern Classics tattoo .

[Lochlan]

Thanks for signing up Clay and once again thanks for giving me the history/walk around True some months back when Damian and I swung by